EASTPORT – Madonna Cassidy Call, 89, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at Eastport Memorial Nursing Home. Madonna was born April 25, 1922, in Eastport, daughter of the late John and Jessie (Newman) Cassidy.
She graduated from Shead Memorial High School, class of 1940. Madonna worked for the local telephone company and retired from Eastport Water company. She was a lifelong resident of Eastport and was a communicant of St. Joseph’s R.C. Church, as well as a member of Daughters of Isabella. She was an advocate of education and completed many acts of kindness throughout her life.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Horace W. Call; daughter, Claire Arsenault; sister, Lillian; and brothers, William, Howard, John, Edmund, Oliver and Vinton. Madonna will be fondly remembered and celebrated by her son-in-law, Robert Arsenault Sr.; daughter, Marie and her husband, George Cobbett Jr.; and son, Larry Call. Her spirit burns brightly in her grandsons, John and wife, Cathy, Robert and wife, Shelley, Christopher, Casey, and Jesse; and granddaughters, Madonna, and Cathy and husband, John. She lovingly will be remembered by her great-grandchildren, Catherine, Emma, Joshua and wife, Allison, Jacob and wife, Dianna and their children, Liam and Annabelle, Jessie and son, Elijah, and Michael. Madonna is also survived by many nieces and nephews, cousins; two dear friends, Cathy Gallagher and Shelley Arsenault, who checked on her daily; and her extended family at Eastport Memorial Nursing Home who provided her excellent care with dignity and love.
Visiting hours will be held 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, at Mays Funeral Home – Flagg Chapel, 72 High St., Eastport. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church, Eastport, with Father James Plourde, celebrant.
Burial will be after at Hillside Cemetery. Donations in Madonna’s memory may be sent to Eastport Memorial Nursing Home, 23 Boynton St., Eastport, ME 04631. Condolences and memories may be shared at
www.maysfuneralhome.com.